ORIGINAL: CGRetired
ORIGINAL: levram1
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ORIGINAL: CGRetired
it's not waste. Waste is what happens when you re-use rubber bands that have lost their elasticity and fail in flight.
I thought I had a box full of good, fresh rubber bands, so I put 10 of them on my trainer and put it up. When I landed, four of them had broken. I looked over all 10 of them. The fresh ones were obvious, the not so fresh ones were too.. Can you guess what ones they were?
It's just not worth it.
CGr.
Shake a bunch of talc powder in your rubber band bag! Keep out of the sunlight. Problem solved!
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Sorry, guys, but I'll just buy what I need. 3 bucks won't break my bank. It comes down to a matter of trust. I don't trust Talc. I DO trust new rubber bands.
CGr.
I've been putting rubberbands in talc (and kitty litter, corn starch, etc) and re-using them for over 37 years and have yet to have a wing part company with a fuselage due to rubber bands breaking.
I do make sure I inspect all my rubber bands before they go on a plane (including stretching them as far as they go and seeing what the rebound is), and before each flight to make sure none have snapped, or are ready to snap. I've also had them snap while on the ground and in flight, mostly on hotter days when they have been sitting in the sun. Just like checking your wing bolts are tight and controls all function properly before each flight, you need to check that your rubber bands are up to the next flight also.
Hogflyer